PRIMA FACIE

Tony Award-winning actor Jodie Comer performs this adaptation of Miller's one-woman play with empathy and a thoughtfully calculated pace. Barrister Tessa Ensler is a top criminal defense attorney. Comer's delivery of Tessa's earnest belief in the judicial system lulls the listener into a false sense of security as she clocks win after win through her razor-sharp questioning. But when a co-worker attacks Tessa, she suddenly sees things from the victim's side of the bench. Comer performs Tessa's struggle with a mix of anger, apprehension, and anxiety as she demands her day in court. The stark reality is that the system she believes in so strongly fails to provide her with the justice she seeks. R.O. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine [Published: APRIL 2024]